Substitute Olivier Giroud glanced in a superb late header to salvage a point for an underwhelming Arsenal side at disciplined Southampton.<\/p>\n
The Frenchman climbed above Virgil van Dijk to steer home Alexis Sanchez’s cross in the 88th minute to make Arsenal’s possession finally pay.<\/p>\n
It had seemed the Gunners’ slow start was going to cost them for a second successive weekend after Charlie Austin clipped home the opener with the away defence in a mess.<\/p>\n
The Southampton striker also drilled a shot into Petr Cech’s gloves shortly after and then hit the post.<\/p>\n
A sharp save from Aaron Ramsey apart, Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster had little to do as the visitors struggled to carve out clear-cut chances before their late leveller.<\/p>\n
Indeed Southampton were left to rue several wasted chances on the counter attack, with Ryan Bertrand missing the best of those in the second half.<\/p>\n
A draw moves Arsenal level on points but behind on goal difference to fourth-placed Liverpool, who play in Sunday afternoon’s Merseyside derby. Southampton break into the top half of the table, leapfrogging Huddersfield and Everton into 10th.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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